Michael Dempsey is the managing partner of Compound, a thesis-driven, research-centric investment firm. Prior to founding Compound, Michael worked at the predictive analytics startup CB Insights and at Crane Partners, a multi-strategy hedge fund.

Our conversation covered how Michael views venture capital and frontier technologies, how Compound develops theses, and how he thinks about several of those theses in the areas of robotics, decentralized energy grids, local software, and AI.

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Moth Minds is a podcast where ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Molly Mielke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Moth Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ interviews high-agency humans.

Joseph Cohen is the co-founder and CEO of Universe, a mobile-first website builder that aims to empower everyone to build the internet.

Our conversation covered Joe's early enamorment with the internet, his view on technological and cultural progress, the changing role of the digital designer, and advice for young toolmakers.

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Moth Minds is a podcast where ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Molly Mielke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Moth Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ interviews high-agency humans.

Blake Robbins is a principal at Benchmark. Prior to Benchmark, Blake was an investor at Ludlow Ventures. He also co-hosts a podcast on the history of the video game industry called Gamecraft.

Our conversation covered Blake’s unique insights from studying the business of games, how curiosity drives his investing, and his thoughts on being a person online.
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Moth Minds is a podcast where ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Molly Mielke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Moth Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ interviews high-agency humans.